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The Lost Years: Radical Islam, Intifada, and Wars in the Middle East, 2001-2006 by Charles Enderlin Publisher Comments "Enderlin meticulously chronicles the political and diplomatic impasses...revealing the history of this former film noir through interviews with the men who were its lead actors." —Le Monde From Ariel Sharon's ascent to power in... (read more) List Price $23.95 Your price: $6.98 Sale - Hardcover
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We Can Have Peace in the Holy Land: A Plan That Will Work by Jimmy Carter Publisher Comments In this urgent, balanced, and passionate book, Nobel Peace Laureate and former President Jimmy Carter argues that the present moment is a unique time for achieving peace in the Middle East — and he offers a bold and comprehensive plan to do just... (read more) List Price $27.00 Your price: $4.97 Sale - Hardcover
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Imperial Life in the Emerald City: Inside Iraq's Green Zone by Rajiv Chandrasekaran Publisher Comments An unprecedented account of life in Baghdad's Green Zone, a walled-off enclave of towering plants, posh villas, and sparkling swimming pools that was the headquarters for the American occupation of Iraq. The Washington Post's former Baghdad bureau... (read more) Your price: $4.98 Sale - Hardcover
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Unintended Consequences: How War in Iraq Strengthened America's Enemies by Peter W Galbraith Publisher Comments Called by New York Times columnist David Brooks the "smartest and most devastating" critic of President George W. Bush's Iraq policies, Peter Galbraith was the earliest expert to describe Iraq's breakup into religious and ethnic entities, a reality now... (read more) List Price $23.00 Your price: $3.97 Sale - Hardcover
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Revenge: A Story of Hope by Laura Blumenfeld From Powells.com "Revenge helps answer the question, who are you? You are what you're willing to avenge," Laura Blumenfeld explained to Salon.com. A decade after her father, an American rabbi visiting Jerusalem, was shot and almost killed, Blumenfeld... (read more) List Price $25.00 Your price: $5.25 Sale - Hardcover
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Bin Laden, Islam, and America's New "War on Terrorism" (Seven Stories' Open Media Book) by As'ad AbuKhalil Publisher Comments Lebanese scholar As'ad AbuKhalil examines the roots of the September 11 crisis, the causes for antipathy toward the United States, and the historical relations between the U.S. and the Islamic world. AbuKhalil also reviews the background of U.S... (read more) List Price $11.95 Your price: $2.75 Sale - Trade Paper
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The End of Iraq: How American Incompetence Created a War Without End by Peter W Galbraith Publisher Comments The End of Iraq -- definitive, tough-minded, clear-eyed, describes America's failed strategy toward that country.... (read more) List Price $18.99 Your price: $7.98 Sale - Trade Paper
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No End in Sight: Iraq's Descent Into Chaos by Charles Ferguson Publisher Comments The first book of its kind to chronicle the reasons behind Iraq's descent into guerilla war, warlord rule, criminality, and anarchy, No End In Sight is a shocking story of wholesale incompetence, recklessness, and venality. Culled from over 200 hours of... (read more) List Price $16.95 Your price: $6.98 Sale - Trade Paper
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The Anatomy of Israel's Survival by Hirsh Goodman Publisher Comments The question Can Israel survive?” has echoed loud for Israelisand Jews, their supporters and adversaries worldwidesince the Holocaust. The recent upheavals in Egypt, Tunisia and beyond have raised it anew. Israeli journalist and... (read more) List Price $26.99 Your price: $10.98 Sale - Hardcover
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Gertrude Bell: Queen of the Desert, Shaper of Nations by Georgina Howell Publisher Comments A marvelous tale of an adventurous life of great historical import She has been called the female Lawrence of Arabia, which, while not inaccurate, fails to give Gertrude Bell her due. She was at one time the most powerful woman in the British Empire:... (read more) List Price $16.00 Your price: $7.98 Sale - Trade Paper
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The Prince: The Secret Story of the World's Most Intriguing Royal, Prince Bandar Bin Sultan by William Simpson Publisher Comments For the last two and a half decades—through war, oil crises, and global terrorism—the United States and Saudi Arabia have had a very special relationship, thanks in no small part to one man: Prince Bandar bin Sultan. The illegitimate... (read more) List Price $18.95 Your price: $8.98 Sale - Trade Paper
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The People Reloaded: The Green Movement and the Struggle for Iran's Future by Nader Hashemi Publisher Comments A definitive collection of essays and documents on the movement behind Iran's mass protests Since June of 2009, the Islamic Republic of Iran has seen the most dramatic political upheaval in its three decades of rule. What began as a series of mass... (read more) List Price $18.95 Your price: $9.98 Sale - Trade Paper
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Paradise Lost Smyrna 1922 the Destruction of Islams City of Tolerance by Giles Milton Publisher Comments On Saturday, September 9, 1922, the victorious Turkish cavalry rode into Smyrna. The richest city in the Ottoman Empire, Smyrna's population was primarily Christian, unique in the Islamic world. But to Turkish nationalists, Smyrna was a city of infidels.... (read more) Your price: $9.98 Sale - Trade Paper
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The Ayatollahs' Democracy: An Iranian Challenge by Hooman Majd Publisher Comments Hailed as one of the year's best foreign policy books, Hooman Majd's latest offers dramatic perspective on a country with global ambitions, an elaborate political culture, and policies with enormous implications for world peace. Drawing on privileged... (read more) List Price $15.95 Your price: $7.98 Sale - Trade Paper
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We Can Have Peace in the Holy Land: A Plan That Will Work by Jimmy Carter Publisher Comments In this urgent, timely, and passionate book, Nobel Peace Laureate and former President Jimmy Carter argues that the present moment is a unique time for achieving peace in the Middle East--and he offers a bold and comprehensive plan to do just that.... (read more) List Price $15.00 Your price: $5.98 Sale - Trade Paper
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A Diamond in the Desert: Behind the Scenes in Abu Dhabi, the World's Richest City by Jo Tatchell Synopsis Tatchell takes us on a tour of the city with an outlook thats part native, part critic, part wide-eyed traveler. The result is a truly original collage of perspectives and images, from a regal expatriate whose husband was one of the first Brits to settle... (read more) List Price $14.95 Your price: $7.98 Sale - Trade Paper
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The Harem: Inside the Grand Seraglio of the Turkish Sultans by N M Penzer Publisher Comments Built between 1459–65, Constantinople’s Tokapi Palace remained among the world’s most mysterious and unapproachable retreats for more than five centuries. This glimpse into the Grand Seraglio offers vivid portraits of the palace’s... (read more) List Price $14.95 Your price: $7.98 Sale - Trade Paper
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The Unmaking of Israel by Gershom Gorenberg Publisher Comments Prominent Israeli journalist GershomGorenberg offers a penetrating and provocativelook at how the balance of power in Israel has shifted toward extremism,threatening the prospects for peace and democracy as the Israeli-Palestinianconflict intensifies... (read more) List Price $25.99 Your price: $10.98 Sale - Hardcover
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The Struggle for Iran by Christ De Bellaigue Publisher Comments When Christopher de Bellaigue first visited Iran in 1999, he found it irresistably alive: under the leadership of President Mohammad Khatami, Islamic revolutionary rule was loosening and the prospects for democratic pluralism seemed bright. But over the... (read more) List Price $22.95 Your price: $9.98 Sale - Hardcover
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The Unmaking of the Middle East: A History of Western Disorder in Arab Lands by Jeremy Salt Publisher Comments "Devastating in its portrayal of the depths to which the West (France, Britain, and the US especially) sank in conquering the Middle East. Starting off with Huntington's quote about 'Islam's bloody borders,' Salt argues that it was the West that made... (read more) List Price $24.95 Your price: $9.50 Sale - Trade Paper
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